When parents don't understand your problems

Most of us have dealt with the problem of our parents "not understanding" our problems and what we deal with. It can often be hard to be honest with family and friends about our problems, because they don't understand or choose not to try.

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[whippy98]

my parents refused to accept my having Borderline Personality and cutting. They still think it was just stress and self-pity. makes me so angry. i have been in hospital and under Psych for years. its much more serious than they think.

[xsullengirlx]

I can definitely understand that. Parents often times don't want to believe their kid could have any real problems, they want to just sweep the issues under the rug and hope it will go away. But it doesn't go away, if anything it makes you feel WORSE when your parents won't acknowledge you. I'm sorry, I hope things get better. Take care.

[beebubbles4]

does anyone find they really dont want to talk to there parents coz it makes things worse...

[TheKooliesArntCool]

woah. this video is so relatable. I find what my mother says is worse then the school yard sometimes..Sometimes its really difficult but i think nearlly everyone knows that. Keep making interesting/relatable videos because your doing a good job of it.

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[azrock4ever]

@bradygames100 Try some punctuation and a complete thought.

You guys think all this parent stuff is new to you and no one has had problems EVER with their parents. Well, here's a news flash: Its been going on for centuries.

Suck it up. Stop listening to bad advice you know is wrong, STAY IN SCHOOL, and make something of yourselves instead of dwelling on all the bad things. When you start telling yourself you're nothing, you've already lost.

[Mariammekuh]

I'm (only) 14 years old, but I really understand how you feel

[bradygames100]

i have to try to get my mind off of the thing that happen to me so i play viedo games or something now im extremly skiny cuz im afrad of leaveing the fake worlds were every thing is right and i end up missing 2/3 meals and they just tell me that i need to be more active and i tried and frigured out that soccer puts me in anouther world that works for me but now there signing me up for thing they like and telling me that i have to do them.

[bradygames100]

i have to but up with one parnet that still belives that people who are boren in 1970 are the same today and so if ill lisening to my ipod and he says my name and i dont hear it i get in troulbe for it and when i try to explane it to them they pretty much call me fake and stupid and than expect everything to be fine in half an hour

[cutterchic]

my mom never under stands me and my problems and she will never so she pays attention to my grades and what I look like but not what I'm thinking she just does not care and I know she would never understand how hard my life is and whenever she finds out I will be dead and I can't stop it's just to hard I gave up trying not to my life will be over

[TheDukeofMania]

My parents wouldn't and still won't accept my anxiety and depression. They already know I have Asperger's Syndrome, but they still want me to be "normal" like everyone else. I can't do that.

I'm 19 years old but my dad won't let me make decisions for myself, like bringing my folder with me to places outside the house. Mom isn't interested in helping either.

[ghostbird92]

this is really heartbreaking. i have no idea how you can keep going on. i'm not sure i could be that strong haha. i mean, having your parents not only turn away from you but also misread your illnesses as complete laziness despite all your hard work... things are so fucked up sometimes

[statikvision21]

HOPE EVERYTHING IS GOING OK FOR YOU.... XOXO =)

[superman2ify]

im only 13 and im trying to reach out to my sisters but they keep ignoring me and im scarred to tell my parents

[AtarasBlog]

my parents are so much the same as yours.

my mom says if you work you will feel better.

also my mom has thrown me out of the house because i was deppresed and she couldnt take my depresion because she says she absorbs it and cant be around deppressed people. my mom think my problems are about food. it feels like she doesnt think about how much working and doing normal stuff is hard for me. i am not lazy. i like working just not with people because of s.a. it herts when parents dont care.